On Thursday, March 21, the Plaquemines Association of Business & Industry (PABI) held its annual “State of the Parish'' address, allowing parish president Keith Hinkley the opportunity to provide business leaders and parish officials in attendance an overview of Plaquemines’s economy,…
South Plaquemines Elementary School counselor Kim Matalamaki and Belle Chasse High School head custodian Terry Hicks have been nominated for National Life Group’s 202324 LifeChanger of the Year award. Sponsored by the National Life Group Foundation, LifeChanger of the Year recognizes and rewards…
The Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) has been in the process of developing an updated master plan for a few months. And though this initiative is viewed as highly important to the port, frustrations with how the process has gone has begun to stir in some of the port…
Author and political insider Jack B. McGuire will be the guest speaker at the Plaquemines Historical Association at its next meeting on April 2 at the Belle Chasse American Legion Hall, 104 Hunt Street. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. McGuire is author of three books on Louisiana politics…
On March 7, the Plaquemines Parish District Attorney’s Office reached a plea bargain agreement with the defense team for Reginald Hamilton of New Orleans, who was charged with striking Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Deputy Edmund Fisher with an ATV after a high speed chase with deputies on May 31,…
On January 26, Boothville-Venice Elementary School (BVES) hosted its Annual Winter Formal. Students dressed up to enjoy a fun night filled with music and snacks! The students enjoyed an amazing night dancing and hanging out with their friends. This event was hosted by our sixth grade teachers Ms.…
National Beta members from South Plaquemines Elementary School are celebrating their recent participation in the Louisiana Elementary and Junior Beta State Convention at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. They were announced as the first place winners of the Club Trading Pin competition for…
• Sweden Ledet of Belle Chasse was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Ledet was initiated at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Ledet is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty,…
The Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) has been in the process of developing…
On March 7, the Plaquemines Parish District Attorney’s Office reached a plea bargain agreement with…
The initial date for when the new Belle Chasse Toll Bridge being built by Plenary Group was…
On Thursday, March 21, the Plaquemines Association of Business & Industry (PABI) held its annual “State of the Parish'' address, allowing parish president Keith Hinkley the opportunity to provide business leaders and parish officials in attendance an overview of Plaquemines’s economy, infrastructure, various community programs, and how the future may develop.
South Plaquemines Elementary School counselor Kim Matalamaki and Belle Chasse High School head custodian Terry Hicks have been nominated for National Life…
March 18, 2024 Suit #68782, Tenel Curtis, Tenal Curtis vs. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Dylan McDaniel, Damages. Suit #68783, Louisiana…
March 13, 2024 Joe Ramiro Elizondo Jr., 39, Texas City, TX: hit and run, driving while intoxicated (first offense), no liability insurance, possession of…
Author and political insider Jack B. McGuire will be the guest speaker at the Plaquemines Historical Association at its next meeting on April 2 at the Belle…
On January 26, Boothville-Venice Elementary School (BVES) hosted its Annual Winter Formal. Students dressed up to enjoy a fun night filled with music and…
Audry Laurent Orgeron entered into eternal rest on Sunday, March 17, 2024 at the age of 93. Beloved wife of the late Lawrence Joseph Orgeron. Daughter of the…
Alfred 'AJ' Matthews, Sr., entered peacefully into eternal rest on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the age of 82. He was a native of Minden, La., and a resident of…
Lillian 'Tilly' Kimball Hamann of Belle Chasse, La., passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at the age of 96. She was born on June 5, 1927 to…